...Oolong!

Owes its flavors to oxidation levels between green & black tea.
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by PolyhymnianMuse » Apr 23rd, '08, 00:22

When you see or hear the word oolong, what tea site/store/merchant comes to mind?

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by ThinkingOutLoud » Apr 23rd, '08, 00:55

Fear ... just the word fear. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ....) The TKY sample has arrived and tomorrow is the day for the *big brew.* <sigh>
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by tenuki » Apr 23rd, '08, 00:58

HouDe for Taiwanese
Red Blossom for Chinese/WuYi (their golden buddha is fantastic)

But I have some local shops that are better... ;)
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by tenuki » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:03

ThinkingOutLoud wrote:Fear ... just the word fear. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ....) The TKY sample has arrived and tomorrow is the day for the *big brew.* <sigh>
Uh, it's just tea, you add water then drink it. ;)
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by PolyhymnianMuse » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:04

I wish I had some local independant stores to buy tea... :cry:
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by trent » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:05

http://www.just4tea.com/ has some great tie guan yin. All of their oolongs are my favorite.

EDIT: What shop do you think has the best aged oolong? What about the best dan cong?
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by Victoria » Apr 23rd, '08, 02:02

It's all about Hou De.
And Jing Shop
And sometimes about TeaCuppa.
And let's not forget Adagio.
I love oolong.
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by Salsero » Apr 23rd, '08, 02:05

trent wrote:EDIT: What shop do you think has the best aged oolong? What about the best dan cong?
It seems to me that you need multiple threads for oolong! I would be surprised to find one vendor at the top of most lists for green oolongs, aged oolongs, dark oolongs, roasted oolongs, bai hao, and dan cong.
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by Victoria » Apr 23rd, '08, 02:21

tenuki wrote:
ThinkingOutLoud wrote:Fear ... just the word fear. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ....) The TKY sample has arrived and tomorrow is the day for the *big brew.* <sigh>
Uh, it's just tea, you add water then drink it. ;)
Ummm yeah, that's what I said.
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by chrl42 » Apr 23rd, '08, 14:15

I would recommend Jingteashop for Oolong.
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by tenuki » Apr 24th, '08, 03:10

chrl42 wrote:I would recommend Jingteashop for Oolong.
I would second this recommendation for chinese oolongs. :)
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by tenuki » Apr 24th, '08, 03:12

Victoria wrote:
tenuki wrote:
ThinkingOutLoud wrote:Fear ... just the word fear. (I think I can, I think I can, I think I can ....) The TKY sample has arrived and tomorrow is the day for the *big brew.* <sigh>
Uh, it's just tea, you add water then drink it. ;)
Ummm yeah, that's what I said.
:wink:
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